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Autonomous driving company Pony.ai expands into Arizona, launches robotaxis with Geely in Suzhou

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Pony.ai, a leading global autonomous driving technology company, plans to begin testing its autonomous vehicles in Tucson, Arizona, with trained safety drivers behind the wheel of the vehicles. operation is the first and only location in Arizona for the company. million autonomous testing and operation miles worldwide.

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TuSimple successfully completes driver-out, fully autonomous semi-truck 80-mile run on open public roads

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The run took place on 22 December and required TuSimple’s upfitted autonomous semi-truck to begin its journey from a large railyard in Tucson, Arizona, and travel more than 80 miles on surface streets and highways at night, safely arriving at a high-volume distribution center in the Phoenix metro area.

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Lucid expands its Arizona plant to prepare for Gravity production

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Electric vehicle (EV) startup Lucid Motors is expanding its factory in Casa Grande, Arizona, as it prepares to enter production of the Gravity SUV later this year. Lucid unveiled the Gravity SUV in November , set to feature around 440 miles of range and be priced at around $80,000.

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Electrify Commercial collaborating with Arizona Public Service to provide statewide ultra-fast charging stations

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Electrify Commercial will provide its charging equipment, networking, and customized services to support Arizona Public Service Company (APS) with its Take Charge AZ investment in electric vehicle (EV) fast charging. APS Take Charge AZ will expand access to electric vehicle (EV) charging throughout Arizona. Pricing is $0.31/kWh

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Lead battery recycler Ecobat to build new Li-ion battery recycling facility in Arizona; 3rd Li-ion facility, 1st in N America

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The new facility in Casa Grande, Arizona will initially produce 10,000 estimated tons of recycled material per year, with plans to expand capacity to satisfy the increasing need to recycle lithium-ion batteries. It will be located approximately one mile from the existing Ecobat Resources Arizona facility, which has been manufacturing anodes.

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Volkswagen Group of America opens next-gen charging station at Arizona global test center

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This next-generation charging station at its Arizona Proving Grounds will be used to help VWGoA evaluate battery and charging performance under extreme hot-weather conditions. Volkswagen Group of America (VWGoA) opened one of the most extensive electric vehicle (EV) charging stations at a North American test facility.

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Nikola launches serial production of Nikola Tre BEV in Arizona; fuel-cell trucks next year

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Phase 1 of the Coolidge, Arizona manufacturing facility provides Nikola with a production capacity of 2,500 trucks. TC Energy’s Crossfield Gas Storage facility, 50 km (31 miles) north of Calgary, holds 68 billion cubic feet of natural gas.

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